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Following
is a list of helpful goodwill and charity websites and charitable
organizations:
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Support the
troops. Find their wish list at
anysoldier.com
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Donate new
blankets to kids in homeless shelters at
projectnightnight.org
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Thrift
stores that give back; sales help support the AIDS Healthcare
Foundation. For locations, see
outofthecloset.org
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Online
retailers who donate a portion of your purchase to the charity of
your choice? Go to
goodshop.com
before you shop.
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Help
victims of domestic violence for emergencies by donating old cell
phones. Go to
ncadv.org
and click “donate”.
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A $50
donation to
doctorswithoutborders.org will help to vaccinate 50
people around the world against deadly diseases such as meningitis,
measles or polio.
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scholarshipamerica.org will help you help an aspiring
student with paying for college.
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childsplaycharity.org
will send a DVD or video game to hospital-bound kids.
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Donate
frequent flyer miles to injured soldier’s families at
heromiles.org
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826 National
is an innovative tutoring, writing, and publishing nonprofit based
in seven cities across the country. Since starting up in 2002, our
goal has been to assist students ages 6-18 with their writing skills
while helping teachers get their classes excited about the writing.
Donate your
money or your time at
826national.org.
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Your
medical history could inspire you to donate to a cause that could
help save a loved one. Check out the
American Heart Association (americanheart.org)
or Susan G. Komen for the Cure (komen.org).
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Help a
budding entrepreneur in a developing country with a loan to help get
them started. Loan money at
kiva.org
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If you
don’t need it, you can sell it.
eBay’s Giving Works program
earmarks a percentage of the sales for the charities of your choice.
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Help
underfunded classrooms create cozy reading nooks by giving a small
donation to
donorschoose.org
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